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July 1863. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia is invading the North. General Robert E. Lee has made this daring and massive move with seventy thousand men in a determined effort to draw out the Union Army of the Potomac and mortally wound it. His right hand is General James Longstreet, a brooding man who is loyal to Lee but stubbornly argues against his plan. Opposing them is an unknown factor: General George Meade, who has taken command of the Army only two days before what will be perhaps the crucial battle of the Civil War.

In a world where he is deemed expendable, young officer Web Hilton embarks on a harrowing journey into the cosmos. As he gazes upon the uncovered stars, he encounters an alien unlike any other, leading him to become the first man in history to experience death not once, but twice. Join us for a gripping tale of adventure, sacrifice, and the unknown. - Summary by Planet Stories, Winter 1954

Join Pat Travis, a spacer known for his incredible luck, as he faces an unexpected twist of fate. Tasked with securing commercial contracts with newly Contacted human races, Pat finds himself stranded on a planet where every significant decision is dictated by astrology. Unfortunately for him, he arrives on one of the most ill-fated days in history. Dive into this captivating tale by Michael Shaara, the acclaimed author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Killer Angels, originally published in Fantastic Universe in 1956. (Summary by Mark F. Smith)

Incredible Science Fiction: Amazing Tales from the 50's and Beyond, Volume Two collates a collection of some of the very best science-fiction stories published in the '50s together. All these stories (with the exception of The Anatomy of Fear) are now in the public domain and were original published in various science-fiction magazines that were very popular in the 1950s. This is a lovingly curated collection of some of the very best stories published during this time. This collection includes a further story from the Hugo Award-nominated Rog Phillips.

X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more.